Factory Five's European Distributor Picks Up Speed

Posted on November 20, 2011 by in What's New

The Crew at Hammink Performance Bring in Four More!

Hammink Performance, the exclusive Factory Five European Distributor, recently received their latest shipment of Factory Five kits including a Mk4 Roadster, two Challenge Cars, and a Gen 2 GTM as well as one of the last Gen 1 GTM noses.


In the last two years, Jan and Freek at Hammink have coordinated delivery of 16 Factory Five cars to European customers. Hammink Performance is developing a one-design racing series foundation in Europe utilizing Factory Five Challenge Cars.

Congrats to all the guys at Hammink and thanks for the great work!

Dave Smith
President

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